1996 Nichirei International Championships

The 1996 Nichirei International Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the seventh and final edition of the tournament and was held from September 16 through September 22, 1996. First-seeded Monica Seles won the singles title, her third at the event after 1991 and 1992.

Singles
🇺🇸 Monica Seles defeated 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4
 * It was Seles' 4th singles title of the year and the 38th of her career.

Doubles
Amanda Coetzer / 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce defeated 🇰🇷 Sung-Hee Park / Shi-Ting Wang 6–3, 7–6
 * It was Coetzer's only title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was Pierce's only title of the year and the 9th of her career.